Social workers’ navigation between repression and social support for men purchasing sex

Grönvall, Ylva

doi:10.1080/13691457.2022.2083587

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“…Human trafficking is a social, psychological and legal phenomenon that implies a requirement for international protection, due to the fact that the victims present high levels of subjective vulnerability. Grönvall (2022). In many cases, the criminal actions of trafficking have been increased by the activities of terrorist groups such as ISIS, Boko Haram, self-defense groups, guerrillas, among others, which have led to a violation of human rights in terms of human trafficking in the world.…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychological aspects of the crime of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation: A systematic review

Hernández-Flórez¹,

Ávila²,

Argüello-Rueda

et al. 2023

LATAM

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En este artículo se realiza una revisión sistemática sobre el delito de trata de personas con fines de explotación sexual, relacionando los aspectos psicológicos de las víctimas, los traumas y trastornos de salud mental ocasionados por la violación de los derechos humanos. La metodología siguió la declaración Prisma, con artículos científicos depositados en tres bases de datos: Pubmed, Web of Science (WoS) y Springer; se cruzaron tres ecuaciones de búsqueda con sus booleanos bajo criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Como resultado del tamizaje se obtuvieron 27 documentos para concluir que el delito de trata de personas califica como delito de lesa humanidad dadas las secuelas psicológicas de las víctimas y la dificultad de reinserción, pero también la necesidad de generar acciones interpaíses que permitan atender con el crimen organizado, así como brindar atención profesional interdisciplinaria y especializada a las víctimas y reducir las desigualdades que crean las condiciones para generar la trata de personas.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological aspects of the crime of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation: A systematic review

Hernández-Flórez¹,

Ávila²,

Argüello-Rueda

et al. 2023

LATAM

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“…For example, John schools have incorporated lectures by representatives of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous or by therapists who specialize in treating people with sex addictions (Gurd & O'Brien, 2013). These practices correspond with the medicalization of addiction that essentially presents MPWS as individuals in need of psychological and therapeutic support (Grönvall, 2023). However, Watson and Vidal (2011) have argued that although some of their MPWS patients cited difficulties in controlling their sex for pay (SFP) behaviors, conceptualizing such difficulties as "sex addiction" is inaccurate.…”

Section: Mpws and Sex Addictionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“It’s probably an addiction—It can't be anything else”: The role of addiction discourse in the self-identity of men who pay for sex.

Prior,

Peled

2024

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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This study is about the role of the addiction discourse in the self-identity of Israeli men who pay women for sex (MPWS). Using the theoretical framework of symbolic interaction, we identified two main contradictory themes regarding the role of the addict identity in the self-narratives of the participants: one presenting the addict identity as contributing to the participants’ positive self-perception and the second as challenging it. Within a social context that often portrays MPWS as perpetrators and abusers, the addiction discourse was a useful source in helping the participants negotiate the dilemma of how to engage in “deviant” acts and still appear to be decent men. While not dismissing the reality of addiction or the distress experienced by some of the participants, we suggest that being “sick” and “having no control over one’s actions” might be considered by some MPWS as preferable explanations to being an outlaw, or villain. However, the inconclusive nature of the sex addiction discourse intimidated some of the participants’ self-identity, thus stressing the need for a clear definition and further theorization of sex addiction, particularly in the context of sex for pay.

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“…More critically, Welch and Zhao (2023, unpaginated) argue that in the U.S. social work has 'contributed to the transformation of "prostitution" from an issue of sex workers' rights to a psychological, criminal legal, and medical phenomenon' which has worsened the stigma sex workers experience. The act of medicalising sex work by social workers is fundamentally paternalistic, interlinked with social workers' interpretation of purchasing sex as a societal challenge (Grönvall, 2022), an outlook that sex workers have contested (Levy and Jakobsson, 2014). Moreover, Welch and Zhao (2022) argue that common themes across social work interventions with sex workers include power and control and punitive service provision.…”

Section: Sex Work and Social Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘A Tale of Gin and Prostitution’: Using Community Theatre to Explore Attitudes Towards Sex Work in Northern Ireland

Campbell,

Jordan,

Blair

et al. 2024

Affilia

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Sex work, encompassing the exchange of sexual services for material gain, presents a complex and sensitive research terrain, associated with stigma and entrenched debates within feminism. This evaluation's central objective was to engage in a community-based dialogue, eliciting perspectives from a diverse range of participants, including audience members, women with lived experience of sex work, users of addiction services, and expert commentators, in response to the themes explored in the play ‘Madame Geneva: A Tale of Gin and Prostitution’. This article delves into the study's findings, with a particular focus on the portrayal of sex work in contemporary Northern Irish society. The study demonstrates how the arts, particularly dramatic representations, serve as a potential catalyst for instigating essential and pragmatic policy discussions on issues that impact women and society at large. The findings shed light on the ongoing challenges faced by women in Northern Ireland within the context of sex work, revealing persistently high levels of oppression and discrimination. These issues often remain entangled within a male-dominated political discourse and structural frameworks, underscoring the urgent need for critical examination and reform.

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Social workers’ navigation between repression and social support for men purchasing sex

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Psychological aspects of the crime of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation: A systematic review

Psychological aspects of the crime of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation: A systematic review

“It’s probably an addiction—It can't be anything else”: The role of addiction discourse in the self-identity of men who pay for sex.

‘A Tale of Gin and Prostitution’: Using Community Theatre to Explore Attitudes Towards Sex Work in Northern Ireland

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